| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 2110 | 1677 | 125.8 |
| 2 | RIC | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1787 | 1489 | 120.0 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1611 | 1489 | 108.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1645 | 1599 | 102.9 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1730 | 1555 | 111.3 |
| 6 | FOO | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1696 | 1558 | 108.9 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1443 | 1563 | 92.3 |
| 8 | COL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1621 | 1611 | 100.6 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1549 | 1760 | 88.0 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1480 | 1696 | 87.3 |
| 11 | STK | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1418 | 1634 | 86.8 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1381 | 1840 | 75.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 9. | 18 | 72 | v | CAR | 12. | 27 | 99 | L | 27 | Corio Oval | H | -3.1 | 6/12 | +15.6 | -19 | -0.8 | -4.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 04 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | COL | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 15 | Victoria Park | A | -4.0 | 7/12 | +12.1 | -16 | +3.1 | -0.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 16. | 19 | 115 | v | FIT | 13. | 8 | 86 | W | 29 | Corio Oval | H | -0.9 | 6/12 | -13.1 | +12 | +1.7 | +0.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 11. | 6 | 72 | v | RIC | 17. | 15 | 117 | L | 45 | Punt Rd | A | +0.8 | 6/12 | +8.1 | -7 | -3.8 | -2.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 12. | 21 | 93 | v | SYD | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 21 | Corio Oval | H | -2.9 | 7/12 | -14.0 | +23 | -0.2 | -3.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 01 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | WBD | 10. | 6 | 66 | W | 8 | Western Oval | A | -3.2 | 6/12 | -6.8 | +4 | +0.4 | -2.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 08 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | ESS | 10. | 22 | 82 | L | 15 | Corio Oval | H | -2.7 | 6/12 | -7.1 | +4 | -1.9 | -4.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 15 | 13. | 20 | 98 | v | NME | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 35 | Arden St | A | -4.7 | 7/12 | -9.8 | +5 | +3.0 | -1.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 22 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | HAW | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 44 | Corio Oval | H | -1.7 | 8/12 | -18.2 | +16 | +2.8 | +1.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 29 | 24. | 10 | 154 | v | MEL | 22. | 19 | 151 | W | 3 | M.C.G. | A | +1.1 | 7/12 | +18.1 | -17 | +2.0 | +3.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 06 | 12. | 22 | 94 | v | STK | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 18 | Corio Oval | H | +3.1 | 4/12 | +2.2 | +1 | +1.7 | +4.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 12. | 19 | 91 | v | CAR | 11. | 24 | 90 | W | 1 | Princes Park | A | +4.8 | 3/12 | +2.0 | +3 | -0.2 | +4.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 23. | 18 | 156 | v | COL | 12. | 19 | 91 | W | 65 | Corio Oval | H | +4.6 | 4/12 | +8.5 | -4 | +6.9 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | FIT | 10. | 27 | 87 | L | 27 | Brunswick St | A | +11.5 | 3/12 | +1.4 | +10 | -3.7 | +7.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 10 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | RIC | 16. | 11 | 107 | L | 20 | Corio Oval | H | +7.8 | 3/12 | +8.9 | -1 | -1.9 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 17 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | SYD | 12. | 19 | 91 | L | 4 | Lake Oval | A | +5.9 | 3/12 | -9.3 | +27 | -3.1 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 24 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | WBD | 11. | 18 | 84 | W | 5 | Corio Oval | H | +2.8 | 5/12 | +7.3 | -5 | +1.0 | +3.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 31 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | ESS | 16. | 16 | 112 | L | 60 | Windy Hill | A | +3.7 | 5/12 | +3.4 | +0 | -6.0 | -2.3 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 07 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | ESS | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 18 | M.C.G. | A | -2.3 | 8/12 | +9.4 | -12 | -0.6 | -2.9 | ≡ |